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Miso Maple Salmon à la Nobu

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Taste Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's world famous miso black cod dish, reverse-engineered and simplified for home cooks as miso maple salmon.

Red Kansas City BBQ Sauce Has A Secret Ingredient

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

This extra-red version of Kansas City BBQ Sauce adds a pop of color chicken and ribs. The secret ingredient? Seedless raspberry jam!

The Thermodynamics of Cooking and How Different Cooking Methods Work

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Learn about thermodynamics: the basis of all cooking! Find out how heat transference works by conduction, convection, radiation, induction, and infrared heat in your grill, bbq, and smoker.

Spring Into Peak BBQ Season With Our Checklist

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Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director

Getting ready to fire up for BBQ season? Check out our must-have BBQ season checklist of tips to kick things off right.

Cooking BBQ Hot And Fast, Low And Slow, And The Reverse Sear Method

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

What is the right cooking temperature for barbecue? It depends. Not all food should be cooked low and slow or hot and fast. Sometimes, a combination of both is best, as seen in the reverse sear and in sous-vide-que. Read more about 2-zone cooking and when to grill with the lid up or down for perfectly cooked BBQ.

The Science Of Cooking Prime Rib, Tenderloin, And Other Beef Roasts

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

There are some tricks to learning how to cook a perfect prime rib, tenderloin, round, rump, and other beef roasts and we have assembled them all in one place! Discover our secrets for ensuring it is cooked right from end to end and with a deeply flavored crust in this ultimate prime rib recipe.

Thermometers: How They Work, How To Select Them, and How To Use Them

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

How to use our comprehensive buying guide and reviews of thermometers for barbecue, for cooking, for food, for the oven, for the grill and for the smoker.

Basic Meat Science For Cooks

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

What is meat and how does cooking alter it? Discover the science of what meat is made of, including water, fat, protein, connective tissue, salt, and other minerals. And find out what happens when meat meets heat.

What You Need to Know About Wood, Smoke, And Combustion

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Learn all about wood smoke and how it adds flavor to BBQ. Find out whether you should be using wood chunks, chips, pellets, logs, or sawdust in your cooker. Discover the truth behind the claim that different woods have different flavors.

2 Zone Grilling Setup: How Best To Control Temperatures On A Grill

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Improve your recipes and make the best BBQ possible with this one essential concept: temperature control. The secret? 2 zone grilling setup, a.k.a. an indirect grilling setup!

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